1965 Austin Braves Statistics
Team Record: 70-70
Finished 3rd in the TL's East Division
Manager: Buddy Hicks (70-70)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Austin, Texas
Ballpark: Disch-Falk Field
Attendance: 76,587, Avg. 1,094
The Austin Braves of the Texas League ended the 1965 season with a record of 70 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The Braves plated 588 runs and gave up 609 runs. Jay Porter and Vince Ferguson paced Austin with 14 home runs apiece. Vince Ferguson accounted for 80 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .285 average. Ken Nixon paced the team with 19 wins, while Herb Hippauf added 15 or more wins, too Herb Hippauf recorded a 2.87 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1965 Austin Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bill Southworth, Lee Tate, Félix Millán, John Braun, Charlie Vaughan, Walt Hriniak, Jay Porter, Lee Bales, Cecil Butler, George Kopacz, Pat Jarvis, Hal Breeden, Cecil Upshaw, Jim Britton and Herb Hippauf.
Buddy Hicks served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Nixon | 19 | 8 | .704 | 3.10 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 232.0 | 230 | 84 | 80 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 132 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Herb Hippauf | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2.87 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 235.0 | 188 | 89 | 75 | 13 | 84 | 3 | 196 | 12 | 0 | 9 | |||
| Robert Daniel | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.49 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 204.0 | 189 | 104 | 79 | 23 | 85 | 0 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||
| Carl Greene | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.43 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63.0 | 54 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Ronald Herr | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.74 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 102 | 44 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Jim Britton | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 86.0 | 106 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||
| Pat Jarvis | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.91 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 55.0 | 59 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.18 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 119.0 | 115 | 54 | 42 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Richard Smith | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.92 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Harold Gelein | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.00 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gerardo Martinez | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.07 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| David Fracaro | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Cecil Butler | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.81 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Charlie Vaughan | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Braun | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Conrad Noessel | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.09 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 70 | 70 | .500 | 3.60 | 276 | 140 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1261.0 | 1238 | 609 | 504 | 99 | 434 | 15 | 853 | 34 | 4 | 61 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Ferguson | 140 | 629 | 568 | 80 | 162 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 80 | 16 | 7 | 44 | 70 | .285 | .339 | .423 | .761 | 240 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Mike Sinnerud | 131 | 579 | 520 | 68 | 141 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 51 | .271 | .326 | .371 | .697 | 193 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Lee Bales | 124 | 580 | 498 | 77 | 130 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 69 | 55 | .261 | .351 | .337 | .688 | 168 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| George Kopacz | 128 | 498 | 448 | 57 | 120 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 62 | .268 | .333 | .377 | .711 | 169 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Daniel Kern | 117 | 419 | 372 | 41 | 103 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 40 | .277 | .347 | .390 | .737 | 145 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Jay Porter | 91 | 373 | 310 | 46 | 101 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 38 | .326 | .426 | .500 | .926 | 155 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Barry Morgan | 107 | 433 | 384 | 46 | 95 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 49 | .247 | .318 | .398 | .716 | 153 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Butler Powell | 90 | 332 | 304 | 37 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 28 | .257 | .314 | .395 | .709 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lee Tate | 67 | 267 | 238 | 29 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | .261 | .319 | .319 | .639 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Félix Millán | 36 | 170 | 160 | 22 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .256 | .292 | .375 | .667 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hal Breeden | 73 | 208 | 188 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 | .207 | .274 | .319 | .593 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mike Fandozzi | 69 | 235 | 203 | 16 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 26 | .192 | .283 | .207 | .490 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| William Hancock | 36 | 134 | 121 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | .240 | .313 | .322 | .636 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Nixon | 30 | 89 | 78 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | .192 | .276 | .231 | .507 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Herb Hippauf | 30 | 91 | 80 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | .125 | .155 | .175 | .330 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Robert Daniel | 31 | 81 | 68 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .132 | .181 | .176 | .357 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Jim Britton | 17 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .276 | .300 | .379 | .679 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dick Hart | 12 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .171 | .190 | .317 | .508 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carl Greene | 27 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .312 | .421 | .500 | .921 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Southworth | 7 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .217 | .419 | .609 | 1.028 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ronald Herr | 44 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walt Hriniak | 10 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .107 | .219 | .143 | .362 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Smith | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .400 | .750 | 1.150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Harold Gelein | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .364 | .250 | .614 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Pat Jarvis | 10 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerardo Martinez | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Fracaro | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conrad Noessel | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cecil Upshaw | 26 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .029 | .029 | .029 | .057 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cecil Butler | 7 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Vaughan | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Braun | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 1515 | 5406 | 4795 | 588 | 1215 | 164 | 41 | 89 | 549 | 54 | 31 | 463 | 649 | .253 | .322 | .360 | .682 | 1728 | 0 | 42 | 64 | 42 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kopacz | 1B | 116 | 1074 | 72 | 6 | 90 | .995 | 9.879 | ||||
| Hal Breeden | 1B | 28 | 250 | 18 | 2 | 35 | .993 | 9.571 | ||||
| Lee Tate | 2B | 56 | 104 | 159 | 10 | 32 | .963 | 4.696 | ||||
| Lee Bales | 2B | 37 | 104 | 119 | 10 | 28 | .957 | 6.027 | ||||
| Félix Millán | 2B | 21 | 62 | 69 | 6 | 30 | .956 | 6.238 | ||||
| Mike Sinnerud | 2B | 13 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 7 | .944 | 5.231 | ||||
| Mike Sinnerud | 3B | 66 | 58 | 154 | 20 | 10 | .914 | 3.212 | ||||
| Mike Fandozzi | 3B | 60 | 40 | 127 | 7 | 16 | .960 | 2.783 | ||||
| Félix Millán | 3B | 14 | 12 | 38 | 5 | 5 | .909 | 3.571 | ||||
| Butler Powell | C | 82 | 507 | 50 | 7 | 5 | .988 | 6.793 | 10 | |||
| William Hancock | C | 36 | 212 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .982 | 6.222 | 5 | |||
| Jay Porter | C | 30 | 171 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .995 | 6.167 | 1 | |||
| Vince Ferguson | OF | 140 | 341 | 17 | 5 | 4 | .986 | 2.557 | ||||
| Daniel Kern | OF | 105 | 178 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .989 | 1.733 | ||||
| Barry Morgan | OF | 102 | 159 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .971 | 1.647 | ||||
| Jay Porter | OF | 57 | 86 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .979 | 1.649 | ||||
| Hal Breeden | OF | 16 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 1.500 | ||||
| Ronald Herr | P | 44 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .844 | .614 | ||||
| Robert Daniel | P | 31 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 1.355 | ||||
| Ken Nixon | P | 30 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .975 | 1.300 | ||||
| Herb Hippauf | P | 30 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 4 | .987 | 2.600 | ||||
| Carl Greene | P | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| Cecil Upshaw | P | 25 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.640 | ||||
| David Fracaro | P | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .706 | ||||
| Jim Britton | P | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1.000 | ||||
| Pat Jarvis | P | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Harold Gelein | P | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | ||||
| Lee Bales | SS | 89 | 146 | 240 | 33 | 44 | .921 | 4.337 | ||||
| Mike Sinnerud | SS | 53 | 83 | 175 | 12 | 32 | .956 | 4.868 | ||||
| Totals | 1362 | 3703 | 1545 | 155 | 351 | .971 | 3.853 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
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